Libby to consider ordinance targeted at distracted driving
A person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon on Mineral Avenue in Libby. A van reportedly struck an unoccupied pickup truck, pushing it off the street. (Taylor Resch/The Western News)
Libby City Councilors will soon be looking at a proposed ordinance directed at curtailing distracted driving.
At Monday’s meeting, Police Chief Cody Ercanbrack said he would present a proposal to council. In a phone conversation Thursday with The Western News, Ercanbrack said he’d provided the department’s recommendations to city officials.
It came on the heels of the chief providing statistics at the council meeting about the number of traffic accidents that occurred in the city during September.
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